Craft

"Software brain is purely an obsession with software as a medium in and of itself. A means with no consideration for the end. ... Framed in Walt Disney's adage, software brain makes software only to make more money. The idea of making money in order to make more software - to afford the time and talent to craft it - does not compute."

"I see craft blossom when it can flow from individuals, and when the organization and attendant processes recognize that. Let people bump the lamp, make a mess, feel certain way about weird things, and do other things - and then let others observe, learn from that, and share the strange rituals and arbitrary rules that make them try harder when no one's asking for that."

"I know I could be more efficient. But this intentional slowing down allows me to refamiliarize myself with the code, visit its forgotten nooks and crannies, and make sure I understand where and how the thing I'm changing is actually used."

"We can’t forget that there are such things as overdesigning and overproducing, and that ultimately there is no way to polish your way out of something that lacks a soul."

"Discipline sucks. ... I cannot think of a single aspect of life that cannot be positively influenced by the judicial application of discipline. ... Disciplined decisions are no guarantee that everything is going to go your way, it merely ensures that the things you can control are in line."